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Topic: Practicing Fantaisie Impromptu  (Read 6175 times)

Offline countrymath

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Practicing Fantaisie Impromptu
on: February 07, 2011, 08:31:49 PM
I started Fantaisie Impromptu 2 weeks ago following Benhard's and Chang's tips. I taked the most difficult bars, analized it and pasted it in a different sheet. On the first week, i managed to learn all this dificult bars, but they are not "mastered". They aren't even sounding good, but i can play all notes without stoping (besides the 2 bars after the arpeggio. They look easy, but i always miss a lot of notes). I think that if a keep practicing the same wasy i'm doing now, I will not make too much progress on the next week.

Can someone give me tips to "clean" this chunks out?

Here are the sheets i made:

  • Mozart-Sonata KV310 - A minor
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Offline countrymath

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Re: Practicing Fantaisie Impromptu
Reply #1 on: February 07, 2011, 09:37:56 PM
Epic fail scan.
  • Mozart-Sonata KV310 - A minor

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Re: Practicing Fantaisie Impromptu
Reply #2 on: February 08, 2011, 02:30:47 AM
They look easy, but i always miss a lot of notes). I think that if a keep practicing the same wasy i'm doing now, I will not make too much progress on the next week.

Can someone give me tips to "clean" this chunks out?

Here are the sheets i made:
Your first problem is that the score is upside down.  No wonder you're having difficulties.  ;D
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Re: Practicing Fantaisie Impromptu
Reply #3 on: February 08, 2011, 02:34:29 AM
If you are missing a lot of notes when you play then you need to slow down.  Practice the sections at less than half speed until mastered.
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Re: Practicing Fantaisie Impromptu
Reply #4 on: February 13, 2011, 02:00:24 AM
I don't really have any specific tips, just a few comments/ thoughts.
If you are missing notes, you might be playing too fast. =) 
What I do for difficult passages is to take a deep breath, focus, and then practise very slowly at a tempo where I can play the correct notes without stopping. Sometimes it's painful to practise slowly, at least for me, because a) I have to really focus and think about all the notes b) I know what it sounds like full speed and it sounds totally different slowed down... c) its harder to maintain a steady pulse. But its worth it, because eventually your hands get comfortable playing the tough parts and eventually they won't be a problem....

Also, progress isn't "linear", as in you might not be progressing much now, but who knows how much better you'll get next week? Every bit of serious practising helps :D
"A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence."
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Re: Practicing Fantaisie Impromptu
Reply #5 on: February 16, 2011, 07:18:45 AM
No wonder it doesn't sound good. You are playing it "upside down" :)

On a serious note, play it in a tempo that you master. Speed it successively and slowly up. Be patient and don't take too many steps at once. You will eventually gain success. I also think it is important to keep your fingers arched in this piece, at least in the fast parts.

Good luck!
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